I always wondered what life was like in the time of the sundial - was it more vague, less precise perhaps? It must have been a convention of metrologists that brought that vague time to an end. This is a very interesting piece on the science of measuring and measurements; while it sounds like an incredibly dry topic, it isn't. The piece is full of anecdotes well suited for the layperson. Find out what daphnias are and why they are important to measurements. How many daphnias can one fit on the head of a pin? Well done.
Review of Metrology
Deborah Astley
Posted on June 21, 2005 at 12:04 PM
I always wondered what life was like in the time of the sundial - was it more vague, less precise perhaps? It must have been a convention of metrologists that brought that vague time to an end. This is a very interesting piece on the science of measuring and measurements; while it sounds like an incredibly dry topic, it isn't. The piece is full of anecdotes well suited for the layperson. Find out what daphnias are and why they are important to measurements. How many daphnias can one fit on the head of a pin? Well done.